Template:Longlat
Revision as of 19:23, 21 April 2008 by 208.77.34.9 (talk) (Replaced "lines of shit" with "lines of latitude")
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| Map of Earth | |
| Longitude (λ) | |
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| Lines of longitude appear curved and vertical in this projection, but are actually halves of great circles. | |
| Latitude (φ) | |
| Lines of latitude appear straight and horizontal in this projection, but are actually circular with different radii. All locations with a given latitude are collectively referred to as a circle of latitude. | |
| The equator divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere, and has a latitude of 0°. | |
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